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Dr Benjamin Mullish

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

IPPRF Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Wing (QEQM)St Mary's Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Monaghan:2019:10.1080/19490976.2018.1506667,
author = {Monaghan, T and Mullish, BH and Patterson, J and Wong, GK and Marchesi, JR and Xu, H and Jilani, T and Kao, D},
doi = {10.1080/19490976.2018.1506667},
journal = {Gut Microbes},
pages = {142--148},
title = {Effective fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in humans is associated with increased signalling in the bile acid-farnesoid X receptor-fibroblast growth factor pathway.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2018.1506667},
volume = {10},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The mechanisms of efficacy for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) remain poorly defined, with restored gut microbiota-bile acid interactions representing one possible explanation. Furthermore, the potential implications for host physiology of these FMT-related changes in gut bile acid metabolism are also not well explored. In this study, we investigated the impact of FMT for rCDI upon signalling through the farnesoid X receptor (FXR)-fibroblast growth factor (FGF) pathway. Herein, we identify that in addition to restoration of gut microbiota and bile acid profiles, FMT for rCDI is accompanied by a significant, sustained increase in circulating levels of FGF19 and reduction in FGF21. These FGF changes were associated with weight gain post-FMT, to a level not exceeding the pre-rCDI baseline. Collectively, these data support the hypothesis that the restoration of gut microbial communities by FMT for rCDI is associated with an upregulated FXR-FGF pathway, and highlight the potential systemic effect of FMT.
AU  - Monaghan,T
AU  - Mullish,BH
AU  - Patterson,J
AU  - Wong,GK
AU  - Marchesi,JR
AU  - Xu,H
AU  - Jilani,T
AU  - Kao,D
DO  - 10.1080/19490976.2018.1506667
EP  - 148
PY  - 2019///
SP  - 142
TI  - Effective fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in humans is associated with increased signalling in the bile acid-farnesoid X receptor-fibroblast growth factor pathway.
T2  - Gut Microbes
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2018.1506667
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30183484
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/62888
VL  - 10
ER  -
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